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HARRISBURG, PA — State and local prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against seven people accused of running a sophisticated SNAP trafficking scheme that allegedly funneled $775,677.77 in fraudulent transactions through a Steelton convenience store over three years. The charges stem from a multi-year...

HARRISBURG, PA — A Florida couple was arrested Thursday near Harrisburg and are now awaiting extradition to New Jersey to face charges related to a multi-state credit card fraud scheme. Olivia Jean Baptiste, 24, of West Park, Florida, and Michael Rampal, 29, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are charged with...

Santa Claus was busy on Saturday at Bass Pro Shops in Harrisburg, as children took advantage of their last-minute opportunity to pass along their wish list for Christmas Day. The line was steady throughout the day, as families brought along their kids and, in some cases, their pets, to add to the excitement that...

A woman who tried to drown two of her children in a Dauphin County creek during what she believed was the Biblical end of the world was sentenced Monday to at least a decade in prison. Candice McElwee was suffering from schizophrenia and self-medicating with methamphetamine around 3 a.m. on...

CARLISLE - A Sunday night house fire in the Carlisle’s Chapel Hill neighborhood destroyed a garage and melted siding off a neighboring home. But fire crews were able to prevent major extension into the interiors of either home in the 300 block of Avon Drive, and no injuries were reported.

COLUMBIA, Pa. — A Lancaster County man was charged after an investigation of a suspected domestic incident by West Hempfield Township Police early Monday morning, according to a criminal complaint affidavit. Police were dispatched to an incident at about 2:17 a.m. on the 1400 block of Manor Street. A...

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Jerrell Stewart was 17-years-old when he shot and killed 21-year-old Charles Davenport and 19 when he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Now, nearly 17 years after the killing, Stewart, 35, has a chance to get out some day. Dauphin County Senior Judge Richard A....

For a full listing of this week’s Lebanon County restaurant inspections, click here. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Book Bar, 50 N. Railroad St. Suite 1, Palmyra, December 12. Pass. No violations....

YORK, Pa. — Michelle and Steve Clark finalized the adoption of their daughter, Sadie-Jayne, on Nov. 11, 2025. Just weeks later, the couple traveled to bring her home and soon found themselves in the hospital with their four-year-old child in a Bulgarian intensive care unit. "It's hard watching her...